Abecidarians 2: 9/10/09

Hello, to all my Abecidarian kids and parents! We had another GREAT day today! I was so impressed with how well everyone did during presentation time! Kids, remember to practice the tips for good speaking: good eye contact, posture, and volume, and staying away from things like wiggling, leaning against the wall, and verbal pauses ("um...") For presentation next week, you may bring something from home again. I would love you to bring something that has a story attached to it! For example, something you found at the beach, or something you won in a contest, or something you made yourself! This makes it easier for you to talk about your object, and makes it more interesting for the listener too! Everyone loves a good story!

Everyone did a splendid job recalling their memory work from last week!! We learned a new tune to help us remember the definition of a Preposition! I hope you can recall the tune (the Merry Go Round Broke Down -- Looney Toons Song). The lyrics go, "Oh, we love prepositions, haven't you heard? They relate a noun or pronoun to another word!"

In our science experiment time, we learned how spiders use vibration to detect when something has landed in their web! If you find a spider's web this week in your yard, have your Mom or Dad examine it with you! Maybe you can see this in action!! And our "Belly Up" experiment explained why fish float to the top of the water when they die, rather than sink! If you happen to be at a swimming pool this week, practice floating on your back with your lungs full of air (by taking a deep breath and holding it). Notice how it's easier to float with full lungs than without!

See you all next week! Feel free to contact me with questions or feedback!!

~Mrs. Blugerman

Abecedarians I

We had a great time yesterday morning! I certainly didn't expect to fly through things so quickly. Now that I know what the children are capable of, I can plan much more! Thank you, moms, for your patience as I tweak and adjust our morning. I hope review will go smoothly for you this week. Please don't be concerned if you missed a hand motion or sign, at this age, we are just looking basic memory skills. My 5 year-old and I will be mainly focusing on Timeline cards, skip counting (up to x 15), and the history sentence. Your little ones will amaze you with what they can (and will) retain as my 5 year old has already! Looking forward to next week! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Lively

First Day

The Lord blessed our first day with sunshine and many smiling faces. I hope everyone left with more knowledge than when they arrived. I look forward to getting to know each person better. We have a great group of parents! Remember to review Exodus 20:1-2.

I will be leaving to go out of town tomorrow and will not be back until Monday.

To Know Him and Make Him Know,
Laura

Orientation

We had a great evening getting to know each other and learning what to expect on September 3rd!! Many thanks go to Colonial Baptist for keeping us dry and letting the children play in the gym. We have an awesome year ahead! Look for more posts from the tutors in the near future.

Time Running Out

Parents who have students enrolled in our Essentials program will be meeting at my house on August 18th at 6pm. Our Foundation orientation is August 22nd. If you want to attend these activities and not miss out, mail in your registrations promptly!!

VA Tax Free Book Event - Saturday, August 8th

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Colonial Baptist Church
221 Hillcrest Drive
Blue Ridge, VA 24064

Lots of books for sale - Classical Conversations Curriculum plus IEW, Saxon Math, Apologia, Latin's Not So Tough, Story of the World, Veritas Press, Henle, Canon Press, plus more!!

If we do not have what you need in stock, we will ship it to you free of charge.

I will be available to answer your questions if you are not able to make it to the park on Friday.

Info Meetings

I will be available at Bonsack park every Friday from 11am-1pm starting on July 10th and ending August 14th. Our CC community will meet so that the parents and children have a time to get to know each other. We share a packed lunch together at noon. Please call if it is raining or has rained the night before as we may cancel.

It is a nice, small park and I will wear a name tag so you can find me.

Come learn more about our program and how we can equip you as a parent to educate your child classically!